Extra credit opportunities- Do one, both, or neither.
- Watch the Ben Franklin special on PBS tonight 8-10 and tomorrow night and write a journal about it. (For basketball fans, the championship game doesn’t start until 9:20. I will ask you to at least watch the first hour and fifteen minutes of tonight’s episode and at least half of tomorrow night’s episode as well.)
- Come watch Distinguished Visiting Humanities Lecturer Jon Grinspan ’02 on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at 7:00 pm on the City Avenue Campus in Shallcross Hall. Click here to register. Write a journal about it.
Welcome back.
This week, we will prepare for our first session in the Maker Space by further exploring the French Revolution.
Please let me know by next Monday the project you wish to pursue.
This week, we have A LOT to do. Most importantly, we have a King to Put on Trial.
Monday
- I will introduce Crane Britton’s theory.
- We will watch Crash Course on the French Revolution and learn these terms. And look to see how and if the revolution fits Britton’s theory.
- Jacobins
- Girondists
- The Mountain (La Montagne)
Wednesday
- The indictment of Louis and Preparation for Role Play Trial of King Louis.
- It will be especially important that you prepare for the Trial on Wednesday Night.
Thursday and Friday– Role Play- Mock Trial.
Friday– Maker Space and Journal Due